English School, 1613
Lot 295

English School, 1613

Portrait of Frances Marbury (d. 1634), aged 27, with her daughter, aged 4, half-length, she in a slashed, gold embroidered, grey dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress, holding a cherry, her daughter in a pink dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress

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English School, 1613
Portrait of Frances Marbury (d. 1634), aged 27, with her daughter, aged 4, half-length, she in a slashed, gold embroidered, grey dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress, holding a cherry, her daughter in a pink dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress
dated 'Anno dni, 1613:' (upper left), inscribed 'Ætatis suæ, 27.' (upper right) and '4.' (centre right)
oil on panel
39¼ x 30¾ in. (99.6 x 78 cm.)

by descent in the sitter's family at Marbury Hall, Cheshire.

Specialist note

The daughter of John Arderne, of Penarlag, Flintshire, Wales, the sitter married Thomas Marbury, of Marbury, Cheshire. For a portrait of the sitter's husband see the previous lot.
The elaborate cutwork and lace on the collar and cuffs of the sitter's costume are similar to a handkerchief in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inventory number 484-1903), while the spectacular cap is similar to one worn by Elizabeth, Lady Carey of c. 1620 (The Suffolk Collection, English Heritage).